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    Exhibit 4 Report on State Education Department Team Visit Hempstead UFSD December 2004 REPORT ON STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEAM VISIT. HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT DECEMBER 2004 Executive Summa Curriculum and Instruction 4 SeeuritySchool Climate s New York State ry, Midd Ofce of E 89.W EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In December 204, a State Education Department (SED) team comprised of approximately 40 individuals conducted 2 muli-program site visit in the Flempstead Union Free School District. The si visit was conducted in a manner consistent with the Department's Statutory responsibility for the general management and supervision of all public schools, and Federally preseribed responsibilities to monitor the implementation of programs such as the No (Child Left Behind Actand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. A comprehensive report of the site visit has been prepared by SED staf. Ibis the Departments expectation that this report will serve as an important vehicle for guiding school and distit level ations during the 2004-05 and subsequent school years Within one moath of receipt ofthe distit's receipt ofthis report, Assistant Commissioner James Puiterworth will meet with Superintendent Jobson and members of her ‘administrative cabinet to discuss the repo, clarify its content and deseribe near-term and long- term actions to be taker by the school district, In a similar manner, the Assistant Commissioner will meet withthe Board of Education. Following meetings withthe school district, the State Education Department will issue directions for developing Performance Plans depicting areas to be addressed, actions tobe taken and documentation which the school disrit must provide 0 Department personnel o indieate successful completion. The Performance Plans will be results- focused and include clear timelines, ‘The Performance Plans will be revised periodically by the State Education Department until all recommendations have been appropriately addressed. In addition, the contents of the Performance Plans and ations to he implemented by the school district will be further informed by other State reports which are expected to be issued in the near term. Examples of such reports include ‘+ Registration Review Report for the Hempstead High School ~ This report was completed ty an 1 -member Registration Review team led by District Superintendents Martin Ruglis and Linda Gush, based on site visits conducted February 14-17, 2005, * Audit of Cusiculum and Instruction ~ Pursuant vo the No Child Left Behind Act, the Hempstead School District is a Corrective Action District in Need of Improvement {duc to English Language Arts performance, The recommendations accruing from the audit must be addressed by the school district on 2 multi-year basis, beginning with the 2005-06 school year, The on-site jew and this report have four eomponents 1. Secondary Curriculum and Instruction School Safety and Securty/Schoo! Climate 3. School Facilites 4 Child Nutrition Findings in dhese areas include the following: 1 Secondary Curriculum and Instruction + Few Regents diplomas are awarded (the cohort graduation rate for 1999 was 4 percent: the dropout rate is high (18.8 percent in 2003-04), = Insirutional resources for English Language Arts and mathematics are not sufficient to provide al students an opportunity to learn and to achieve State Teaming standards, + There is inadequate coordination and collaboration among genetal education, special education and English asa second language ‘administrators and teachers. This adversely affects eutriculum development, professional development, and teacher proficiency in the curriculum. ~ Teaching assistants are pulled from duties in special education, general education and classes for students with limited English proficiency to substitute teach, and, in some eases, are filling long-term teacher vacancy Psitions = Guidance personnel provide limited student services, and scheduling is dane inan inefficient manner (cass sizes range from 2 to 36 students), Student sesds and abilities are not considered + The middle school and high schoo! programs are operated in isolation, with no building-1o-building (nor grade-to-grade atthe midale school) ariculation. The retention policy should be reconsidered, ‘School Safety and Seeurity/School Climate + Recruitment, training, supervision and deployment of security staf need to be improved. + Existence of gang activity was noted through presence of graffiti interviews ‘with students and sal and some observation of student interactions + Preliminary review of atendance data, 2s well a observations of secondary classrooms and hallways, indicate poor eates of daily and period-by-period attendanc = The open campus policy at the high school promotes tardiness, absenteeism and an insecure environment The reported suspension rate for 2003-04 is high (12.4 percent Systemic data management problems exist for attendance, disiplin, school safety and school completion. = Pupil services roles, esponsibiltes and relationships need to be clarified, especially as they relate to attendance, discipline, school safety and school completion, School cilities 4. Child Nui [any buildings are deteriorating for lack of maintenance and repairs Sfety heating and ventilation problems exist at many locations ‘Overerowding of certain buildings is evident asa result ofthe decision to close two elementary schools, ‘The Director of Facilities and staff have made many maintenance and repair improvements since the SED spring 2004 repor. ‘uff perceives that they are prevented from solving large problems because ‘of Board of Education inaction ‘There is a lack of management ofthe Food Service Program: the Food. Sarviee Director should be replaced, Health and safety issues are disteyarded (L..,reftigerators/iroezers were not hielding proper temperatures, food was not always maintained at safe {temperatures prior to serving). Problems noted in Department of Health reports regarding faulty equipment/facilities continue to exist, ‘Meals planned and served do not meet nutritional requirements; menus are inadequate and students are not consistently given all the meal components ‘onthe menu. Inxportant program regulatory issues are disregarded: applications for free and reduced priced meals are incorrectly approved, meal counts are inflated, there is no accurate count of meals taken, policies are not in place wo ensure the integrity of program resources, etc. The point of service system installed torrack meal counts and revenues is not being used properly. ‘There isa significant over claiming of meals for reimbursement because ‘meal counts are inflated, which results inthe disriet requesting funds :manthly it is not entitled to receive Preparation and serving facilities are lacking: equipment isin disrepair. \Well-paid statis untrained. Lack of management and supervision results in ‘employee inelTciencies; employees need to service customers and inerease praluctivity ‘State Education Department Team Visit Hempstead Union Free School District December 2004 Secondary Curriculum and Instruction “The instructional review focused on English Language Ants (ELA) and mathematis instruction forall students in Hempstead High School and Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School. ‘The State Education Department (SED) teams for both the middle and high schools included individuals with experise in ELA, mathematics, special education and bilingual education. The teams had the opportunity to observe most classes related to ELA and mathematies for al students and to meet with groups of building administrators, subject matter specialist, coaches and teaching staf. The following represents a summary of general findings and recommendations for improvement should be noted, that unless otherwise specified, findings and recommendations refer to all instructional program areas and student populations including general education, bilingual

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